Blink
Mana Cost:
Type: Enchantment — Saga
Oracle Text:
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after IV.)
I, III — Choose target creature. Its owner shuffles it into their library, then investigates. (They create a Clue token.)
II, IV — Create a 2/2 black Alien Angel artifact creature token with first strike, vigilance, and "Whenever an opponent casts a creature spell, this token isn't a creature until end of turn."
Power/Toughness: -/-
Rarity: rare
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Doctor Who
Price ( USD): $0.28
USD: $0.28 · EUR: €0.26
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Character Background
Blink wears its Doctor Who trappings as aggressively practical disruption: shuffling creatures into libraries reads as a timey wipe that denies graveyard recursion and tempo by removing blockers or combo pieces, while the Investigate tokens steadily convert that disruption into card advantage. Functionally this is a tempo/control/value piece — it removes two problematic creatures across turns and spits out two 2/2 first strike, vigilance artifact‑creatures to press or stabilize, though the odd clause that makes those tokens stop being creatures when an opponent casts a creature spell can be used defensively (it dodges certain creature-targeting responses) but also leaves them useless that turn. Build around it in UB control shells with artifact synergies and sacrifice outlets: Ashnod’s Altar or similar sac engines turn Clues into immediate value or fuel (and Historic synergies like Emry appreciate the artifact churn). Protect the Saga with countermagic or enchantment backup, and consider tutoring/dig effects so you can reuse or recover things you intentionally shuffle away.
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